Statements
Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Situation of Lawyers in Iran and independence of the legal profession remain precarious | Statement
17/03/2014
full .pdf version Date: 17 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda item 4 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) & Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), non-governmental organizations in special … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Human Rights Defenders under threat in Bangladesh and Cambodia | Statement
10/03/2014
Full pdf version Date: 10 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda Item 3 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) & Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), non-governmental organizations in special … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Statement Regarding the Matter of Mr. Le Quoc Quan: Violation of Rights to Pre-Trial Release | Statement
21/11/2013
Full PDF English Version | Full Word English Version Full PDF Vietnamese Version Introduction Mr. Le Quoc Quan, a qualified lawyer, active blogger and human rights defender, is currently arbitrarily detained by the Government of Viet Nam due to having exercised his right to freedom of … [Read more...]
Cambodia: YORM Bopha: Submission to the Cambodia Supreme Court
19/11/2013
Khmer version .PDF | English version .PDF H.E. Dith Munty President , Supreme Court of Cambodia Sothearos Road Sangkat Chaktomouk, Khan Daun Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia Amicus Brief re: YORM Bopha: Submission to the Cambodia Supreme Court Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council 24th Session
26/09/2013
Full pdf version Date: September 26, 2013 Check Against Delivery Agenda Item 2 & 10 General Debate Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Thank you Mr. President, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada wishes to thank Madam High Commissioner Pillay for her oral report on her recent visit to Sri … [Read more...]
Independent civil society organizations and democracy: Thailand, Cambodia | Oral Statement at the UN Human Rights Council
16/09/2013
See full statement .pdf Date: 16 September, 2013 HRC section: Agenda Item 3 General Debate Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 24th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Human Rights Defender Sunila Abeyasekara | Oral Statement to the Human Rights Council
09/09/2013
Full Statement pdf Date: 9 September 2013 Item 2: General Debate Speaker: Gary Anandasangaree Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, Your Excellencies You are all too familiar with the work of Sunila Abeyasekara. The name is synonymous with human rights in Sri Lanka – a mission that … [Read more...]
Corporations and Human Rights: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council | Statement
31/05/2013
UN Webcast (see 55 at 02:42:02) | PDF version Item: Item 3 Interactive Dialogue Speaker: Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes Date: Friday 31 May 2013 Re: Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises Oral Statement to … [Read more...]
Canada: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Legal Aid in Canada | Statement
30/05/2013
PDF Version | UN Webcast (see 7 at 00:19:45) Item: Item 3 Interactive Dialogue Speaker: Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes Date: Thursday, 30 May 2013 Re: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Oral Statement to the 23rd Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Joint Appeal to the UN against Ill-Treatment and Torture of Detained Human Rights Defenders, Activists and Photojournalist in Bahrain | Joint Statement
28/05/2013
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Arabic) LRWC joined an Appeal by 52 NGOs to United Nations Special Rapporteurs on Torture, Human Rights Defenders and Freedom of Expression regarding arbitrary arrests, detentions and torture in Bahrain. Human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab, … [Read more...]
